1979Final results
1979 election for Louisiana Senate District 15
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Thomas H. Hudson (D) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating Roberta Madden (D) by 36.1 points.
Thomas H. HudsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.0%15,488
Roberta MaddenDemocrat
32.0%7,274
22,762 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1979
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET